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Marble Related Books, Magazine Covers, Articles, Ads, Etc.
The list below is compiled from a variety of sources including, but not limited to, Greenburg’s Guide to Marbles and various Bob Block publications - Al Rasmus.
Books
A Century of Glass Toys Mary Louise Stanley (9X6)
** Aggies, Immies, Shooters and Swirls Marilyn Barrett Bulfinch Press (Little, Brown & Co.) 1994
A Guide to Akro Agate Glass Budd Appleton Self-published 1996 28 pg. spiral binder
** Akro Agate Price Guide (Revised 2nd Edition) Roger & Claudia Hardy 1998 Clarksburg
Publishing Company
All About Marbles Akro Agate Co. 1926 ( 14 pages)
All About Marbles Mr. Floyd "Agate" Keeton 1986
** American Boy’s Book of Sports & Games 2000 Lyons Press (Orig. published in 1864 by Dick & Fitzgerald (Pg 33-40 are marble games)
Americana Marble Playing 1968 8 pages
Antique and Collectible Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books 1984
**Antique and Collectible Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books 1984 2nd Printing 1986
Antique and Collectible Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books 1988
** Antique & Collectible Marbles Revised Second Edition Everett Grist Collector Books 1988 Updated Values- 1990
Antique and Collectible Marbles Identification & Values Everett Grist Collector Books 1992
** Antique and Collectible Marbles Identification & Values (Third Edition) Everett Grist Collector Books 1992 - updated 1996
** Antique and Collectible Marbles Identification & Values (Third Edition) Everett Grist Collector Books 1992 - updated 1998
** Antique Glass Swirl Marbles Stanley A. Block 2001 Schiffer
Art Linkletter Picture Encyclopedia Volume 10 1957
A Story of "Our Gang" (Hal Roach Comedies) Eleanor Louis Parker Whitman 1929 - Includes one picture of "Our Gang" playing marbles
**Atomic Marbles & Branding Irons Harriet Baskas & Adam Woog - Sasquatch Books 1993
** Big Book of Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books 1993
** Big Book of Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books 1993 - updated prices 1997
Big Book of Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books 1993 - updated prices 1999
** Big Book of Marbles (Second Edition) Everett Grist Collector Books 2000
** C.A. Borchert Glass Co., Weston, West Virginia (Monograph Number 1) Dean Six The West Virginia Museum of Modern Glass 1999
** Chinas - Hand-Painted Marbles of the Late 19th Century Jeff Carskadden and Richard Gartley McClain Printing Co., Parson, WV 1990
Collectable Machine Made Marbles Larry Castle and Marlow Peterson 1989
** Collectable Machine Made Marbles (Second Printing) Larry Castle and Marlow Peterson 1991 autographed by Marlow
** Collecting Antique Marbles Paul Baumann Wallace-Homestead Book Co. - 1970
** Collecting Antique Marbles (Sixth Printing) Paul Baumann Homestead Book - 1984
Collecting Antique Marbles Paul Baumann Wallace-Homestead Book Co. - 1991
** Collecting Antique Marbles - Identification and Price Guide (Third Edition) Paul Baumann Krause Publications. 1999
** Colonial Period and Early 19th-Century Children’s Toy Marbles Richard Gartley and Jeff Carskadden Richardson Printing Corp. 1998
Greenberg’s Guide to Marbles Dennis Webb & Mark E. Randall Greenberg Books - 1988
Greenberg’s Guide to Marbles Dennis Webb & Mark E. Randall Greenberg Books - 1991
** Greenberg’s Guide to Marbles (Second Edition) Dennis Webb Greenberg Books - 1994
** How Things Are Made - Books for World Explorers National Geographic Society - 1981
Knuckles Down! Cathy C. Runyan Right Brain Publishing 1985
Knuckles Down! (Second Printing) Cathy C. Runyan Right Brain Publishing 1990
** Knuckles Down! (Third Printing) Cathy C. Runyan Right Brain Publishing 1993
Knuckles Down (novel) Fran Martin - Harper 1942 (230 pages) Illus. by Dorothy McEntee
** L.E. Alley: A Man And His Marbles (Monograph Number 2) Dean Six The West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd. 1999
** Machine-Made & Contemporary Marbles Everett Grist Collector Books - 1992
** Machine-Made & Contemporary Marbles (Second Edition) Everett Grist Collector Books 1995
** Machine-Made & Contemporary Marbles (Second Edition) Everett Grist Collector Books 1995 - updated prices 1997
** Machine-Made & Contemporary Marbles (Second Edition) Everett Grist Collector Books 1995 - updated prices 1999
** Magic With Marbles Hazel Pearson Handicrafts 1964 15 pg
Marble Madness Amanda O’Neil new in 2001-2 has some of Alan’s marble pics
** Marble Mania Stanley A. Block (MCSA) Schiffer Publishing 1998
** Marbles 101 Ways to Play Joanna Cole & Stephanie Calmenson Beech Tree Publ. New York 1998
** Marbles (Identification & Price Guide) Mel Morrison & Carl Terison - (approx. 1970) self-published 16 pg.
** Marbles - A Player’s Guide Shar Levine & Vicki Scudamore Sterling Publishing Company 1999 96 pages (6" X 9")
** Marbles for Everyone (Mr. Marbles) Gene Ray Knuckle Pool Company, PO Box 40302, St. Petersburg, FL 33743 1979
** Marbles Identification and Price Guide Robert Block Schiffer Publishing 1996
** Marbles Identification and Price Guide (Second Edition) Robert Block Schiffer Publishing 1998
** Marbles Identification and Price Guide (Revised Third Edition) Robert Block Schiffer Publishing 1999 autographed by Bob
** Marbles Illustrated Prices At Auction Robert Block Schiffer 1999 autographed by Bob
** Marbles, The Guide to Cat’s-Eyes Marbles Marlow Peterson and Larry Castle 1998
Marbles, The Guide to Machine Made Marbles Marlow Peterson and Larry Castle
** Marbles, The Guide to Machine Made Marbles (Second Edition) Marlow Peterson and Larry Castle 1995
MF Christensen and the Perfect Glass Ball Machine Michael C. Cohill The History of the American Toy Marble Industry, Vol. 1, Series 1 Group Ideate Publ. 1990 Spiral Bound Book Less than 100 printed
Money, Marbles and Chalk "The Wondrous World of Texas Politics Jimmy Banks
Playing Marbles (novel) Julie Brinckloe 1988 Morrow Junior Books
** Price Guide to Collecting Antique Marbles Paul Baumann Wallace-Homestead Book Co. 1976 15 pg.
** Sulphide Marbles Stanley A. Block and M. Edwin Payne Schiffer 2001
** The Banana Sculptor, The Purple Lady and The All Night Swimmer Susan Sheehan and Howard Means Article on Cathy Runyan and Larry Svacina
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Akro Agate Glassware Gene Florence 1975
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Antique Marbles Clara Ingram Collector Books - 1972
** The Complete Line of The Akro AgateCo. Roger and Claudia Hardy 1992
** The Encyclopedia of Collectibles (Lalique to Marbles - 11 pages) Time-Life 1979
** The Game of Marbles (Pamphlet - 20 pages) Shirley "Windy" Allen Marble King, Inc. 1953 & Revised, 1967
** The Great American Marble Book Fred Feretti Workman Publishing Co. 1973
** The Klutz Book of Marbles Klutz Press 1989
** The Marble Book (with Box & Bag of Marbles attached) Richie Chevat Phoographs by Martha Cooper Workman Publishing 1996 4X6
The Pocket Book of Marble Collecting, History and Games William Bavin House of Marbles London, Outline Press 32 Pages 1991
** The Pocket Book of Marble Collecting, History and Games William Bavin House of Marbles London, Outline Press 32 Pages 1994
The Shining Shooter Marion Renick 1951 Charles Scribner & Sons 218 pg.
The Story of a Marble Master Marble Co., Clarksburg, W. Va. 6" X 4" Thomson (or Thonson?) & Ellis Co. (Pridemark?) 1933
** The Sulphide Marble - A Handbook Bill Ely Self Published 1985 21 pg.
** Traditional Marbles, Rules Of The Game (8 page pamphlet) Tinsley Green British Marbles Board of Control - 1986
Too Sane A Murder Lee Martin First Deb Ralston Mystery "He wanted his bag of marbles…"
Uncle John’s Panorama Games and Sports Book Phildelphia CG Henderson & Co.
Arch & Fifth St. 1854 Hand colored pictures
Magazine Covers
** American Family Magazine April 1953 Girl & 2 Boys playing marbles
** Antique Journal May 1972 "Don’t Lose Your Marbles"
Antique Journal July 2000 Marbles - Cover & Story
** Antique Trader July 24 1996 Lost Your Marbles?
Aramco World 1961 Boys Playing Marbles / Back Cover Pakistanis Playing Marbles
Autumn Leaves (LDS Church) April 1922 Boy Shooting Marbles
Child Life Magazine March 1941 Girl Winning Marbles Against Two Boys
** Collectors Showcase Magazine August 1991 Marbles (also article)
Collier’s 1911 Brehm’s 4 Boys & Dog Playing Marbles
Family Circle March 1949 Boy & marbles
** Glass Collectors Digest Dec-Jan 1996 Mark Matthews Marbles
Good Housekeeping May 1930 Boys Playing Marbles-Jessie Willcox Smith
Hobbies, The Magazine of Collectors April 1977 Handmade Marbles
if - Worlds of Science Fiction October 1957 Boy and Robot Playing Marbles
** Jack & Jill May 1979 Norman Rockwell Cover (also article inside)
** Life Magazine May 10 1937 Boy Shooting Marble
Life Magazine April 7 1952 Back Cover - Ben Hogan Playing Marbles
Little Lulu Comic Book (Dell) #118 1958 Little Lulu Playing Marbles
McGraw-Hill Student Edition Spelling Book 1998 Marbles
Moosehead Magazine March 1929 Boys Playing Marbles
Nash, Airflyte Magazine March 1956 Boys Playing Marbles
Saturday Evening Post Sept. 2 1939 "Knuckles Down" Cover
Scouting (A Magazine for Adults) May-June 1963 Boys Shooting Marbles
** Smithsonian April 1988 Vintage & Contemporary Marbles
The Country Gentleman August 1923 Print by J. F. Kernan
The Country Gentleman March 1937 Hy Hintermeister - 2 Boys & Dog w-marbles
The Modern Woodsman April 1940 3 Boys Playing Marbles
The Royal Neighbor, A Home Magazine April 1936 Boys Playing Marbles (Real Photo)
** The Science Teacher May 1989 Two Girls Shooting Marbles
** The Youth’s Companion April 8 1926 Marble Tournament Picture
Foreign Service / VFW Magazine June 1955 9th Annual Marble Champ
** Woman’s Home Companion June 1949 Boy & Girl Shooting Marbles
Magazine Articles
American Artist Magazine March 1993 Patry Denton Article (painting marbles)
** American Collector August 1976 Shooting for Marbles - Pg. 22-23
American Country Collectibles Spring 1997 Story on marbles
Antique Journal May 1972 Don’t Lose Your Marbles by Art & Jewel Umberger - Pg 13-15
Antique Journal July 2000 Cover Story on Marbles
** Antique Trader July 24 1996 Lost Your Marbles?
Aramco World 1961 Grand Old Game of Marbles
(Cassino’s) Little Folks Magazine 1917 Do You Play Marbles For Keeps?
Child Life Magazine March 1941 Article on playing marbles
** Collectors Showcase Magazine August 1991 Marbles article & cover picture
Collectors Showcase Magazine November 1992 "Antique Marbles"
Country Home April 1991 Lost Marbles (Pp. 92-95, 146)
** Fairfield County Times October 1999 "Treasure Hunting" Stan & Robert Block 3 pg
** Ford Times April 1966 "Little Marble Beauties" WV Manuf Pg 26-8
Ford Times February 1985 "Marble Marvels of the Hill Country"
Foreign Service / VFW Magazine August 1950 Tilton Holt - National Marble Champ
Friday Magazine July 25 1941 Games of Marbles - 2 pg. w-photos
Glass Collectors Digest Jun/Jul 1988 Conversation with Clinton Israel by Joseph A. A. Bourque, Jr.
** Glass Collectors Digest Dec-Jan 1996 Mark Matthews Marbles (7 pages)
Glass Craftsman Magazine Oct-Nov 1998 David Tamulevich - WV Marble Factories
Glass Magazine Vol 1 No. 1 1972 "Don’t Lose Your Marbles" by Trudy Laing
Good Old Days Dec 1995 The Marbles Game
Hobbies, The Magazine of Collectors April 1977 Handmade Marbles
** Jack & Jill May 1979 "Knuckles Down" by Solveig Paulson Russell
** Life April 25 1938 Bill Kloss Is America’s Best Marble Player
** Life June 22 1942 Marbles-Mad Beloit Crowns New MIBS King
** Life June 26 1950 "Pork Chop" Is Champ - Pg 36-37
Little Folks Magazine 1917 Do You Play Marbles For Keeps?
Nash, Airflyte Magazine March 1956 The Versatile Marble
** National Geographic August 1940 West Virginia Marble Industry - Pg 183-4
** National Geographic May 1986 Flint Marble Maker & Players - Pg 617, 626-7
** Reminisce Magazine Jan/Feb 1993 Knuckle Down With The Marble Lady Pg 22-3
Saturday Evening Post April 10 1926 "A Game of Marbles" by Katherine Sproehlne
Saturday Evening Post May 22 1954 The Star Who Would Rather Play Marbles
** Science and Mechanics Magazine April 1945 Glass Marbles By The Million - Pg 76-79
** Smithsonian April 1988 Kids and Collectors Are Still Knuckling Down
** Spinning Wheel June 1965 Swirl and Sulphide Marbles - Ethel Slusser
** Sports Illustrated June 20 1955 Color in the Dust (w-photo) - Pg. 52-53
Sports Illustrated July 8 1974 "Ring of Bright Marbles"
** The Inside Collector September 1990 Candy Stripes Marbles
** The Science Teacher May 1989 "Marbles, Magnetism and Matter"
** Today’s Collector Jan 1994 Marble Mania - Pg 47-53
** Today’s Collector September 2000 Bob Block on Marbles - Pg 32-35
** Yankee Magazine September 1977 11 pg. on Coll. of Dr. Yale & MCSA Founding
Magazine Advertisements
American Boy March 1927 Akro Agates Marble Ad
American Boy March 1932 Akro Agates Marble Ad
Ladies Home Journal May 1920 Tom Sawyer Clothes Ad - marble playing
** Ladies Home Journal April 27 1927 Dodge Brothers Motor Cars - Man and 2 Boys
Playing Marbles - Pg. 154
Life Magazine June 2 1941 U. S. Rubber Co.-Children Playing Marbles
** Life Magazine March 28 1955 Post Toasties Marble Ad - Pg. 61
** Life Magazine April 30 1965 Kellogg’s Girl Shooting Marbles -Full Page 6
Playthings Magazine Sept 1936 Akro Ad - Popeye Marbles - 2 color - full pg
Needlecraft Magazine May 1928 Campbell Soup’s Kid Playing Marbles
Saturday Evening Post March 1920 Right Posture Boys Clothes Ad
** Saturday Evening Post Nov 29 1919 Boys Dubbelbilt Clothes - 2 Boys Playing Marbles (Herbert Meyer print) - Pg. 80
Something To Do MagazineVol 2 No. 1Sept 1915 Akro AgateAd (1/3 page or so)
The Open Road For Boys Feb 1932 Akro Agate Ad (small) - Page 31
Toys and Novelties Magazine Sept 1931 Akro Marbles and Games (2 ads)
Toys and Novelties Magazine Oct 1958 Vitro Agate Company Ad (4 pages)
Wards Catalog 1894-1895 Majolica Marbles / Sulphides